Though recorded in 2005, Stand's His Burden Is Light, a studio project by Wisconsin-based songwriter Robby Kjonaas, sounds like something laid down during the Jesus Christ Superstar era. This can be traced to Kjonaas' roots in the sixties when he first started playing guitar as a stress release.
Using a variety of vocalists, Kjonaas has captured a slice of his work that focuses on the wonderfully mysterious contrast between the heavy burden of life (sin, death, you know the rest) and the light yoke Christ offers.
The Broadway-perfect vocals combined with the fairly tasty retro guitar sounds (including some stylish wah and flange on "Your Life Moves On") creates an interesting dynamic that may be hard for new listeners to reconcile; however, anyone who has lived through the sixties and seventies Jesus People movement will likely embrace Kjonaas' mild style and poetic lyrics.
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